WHEELING — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants the Mountain State to triple the amount of electricity it produces by 2050, giving the state the power to be “the nation’s battery.” Morrisey set forth his “50 by 50 Generation Plan” on Wednesday to increase electrical output ...
NEWELL — Investigators from the U.S. Coast Guard and West Virginia Department of Environment Protection responded Thursday morning to the scene of an overnight fuel spill on the Ohio River just north of the Newell Bridge. A Tri-State River Products’ dredge boat, which had been working in ...
CHARLESTON — It has been more than 11 months since the West Virginia Water Development Authority awarded $5 million in infrastructure dollars to an Ohio-based Catholic trade school to expand into the Mountain State, while a lawsuit to block that funding continues. At the end of August, the ...
WEIRTON — Hancock County Schools is among 14 school districts accepted into a fellowship program focusing on news literacy. The News Literacy Project announced this week Hancock County Schools will be the first school district in West Virginia to be selected into District Fellowship Program, ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — A Weirton man who allegedly solicited three young girls within an adult’s hearing, a New Cumberland man who authorities maintain had videos and still pictures depicting child pornography on his electronic devices and a Chester man who allegedly tried to solicit underage ...
In recognition of West Virginia Heroes Day, set to be observed Saturday, Weirton Mayor Dean Harris took time during Monday’s meeting of Weirton City Council to present proclamations to representatives of the Weirton Fire Department, Weirton Police Department, and Hancock County Ambulance ...